T3 Week 2 Newsletter

Exceptional Results

Earlier this term, our Year 12 students received their results for the Research Project component of the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE), a compulsory requirement for SACE Stage 2. The results were exceptional! The high standard of academic achievement obtained was a credit to the students and staff, with 10.2% of our students achieving an A+ grade, placing them amongst the highest achievements in the state. Assessment in SACE Stage 2 subjects is based on the subject’s performance standards and reported against an A+ to E- grading structure. The benchmark for Research Project is C-.

Exceptional Achievements

37.2% of students at Torrens Valley Christian School attained an A grade (A+, A or A-) and an exceptionally high proportion also attained a B-grading (B+, B or B-). Overall, 78.1% of students achieved an A or B grade, with our students performing well above the state averages in almost every category. Every student attained a pass. No D-grades were recorded. These outcomes are exceptional, and I applaud the achievements of both staff and students in attaining these outstanding results.

Exceptional Outcomes for our Students

Torrens Valley Christian School is preparing young people for the future. While the grades achieved are excellent, the personal outcomes achieved by our students is even more remarkable. Completion of the Research Project requires students to use their creativity and initiative, while developing the research and presentation skills they will require in further study or work. Students build and strengthen their capacity for independent learning and prepare for life - both now and beyond school. In short, students build research skills and personal capabilities that will equip them to deal with the many interesting problems and complexities of adult life. As a Christian school, it is our Deep Hope that through completing the Research Project, our students will be excited about opportunity this subject offers them, developing their curiosity as learners, and their God given talents and interests. Congratulations Year 12! Congratulations parents! Congratulations staff! It is a privilege to partner with you as together we develop young people to believe, belong and become all that God has created them to be! Julie Prattis Principal